from United Artists
Directed by
John
G. Avildsen
Starring
Sylvester
Stallone (Rocky Balboa)
Talia
Shire (Adrian)
Burt
Young (Paulie)
Carl
Weathers (Apollo Creed)
Burgess
Meredith (Mickey)
Thayer David (Jergens)
Joe Spinell (Gazzo)
Jimmy Gambina (Mike)
Bill Baldwin (Fight Announcer)
Aldo Silvani (Cut Man)
George Memmoli (Ice Rink Attendant)
Jodi Letizia (Marie)
Diana Lewis (TV Commentator)
George O'Hanlon (TV Commentator)
Larry Carroll (TV Interviewer)
Stan Shaw (Dipper)
Don Sherman (Bartender)
Billy Sands (Club Fight Announcer)
Pedro Lovell (Club Fighter)
DeForest Covan (Apollo's Corner)
Simmy Bow (Club Corner Man)
Tony Burton (Apollo's Trainer)
Hank Rolike (Apollo Corner Man)
Shirley O'Hara (Secretary)
Kathleen Parker (Paulie's Date)
Frank Stallone (Streetcorner Singer)
Lloyd Kaufman (Drunk)
Jane Marla Robbins (Owner of Pet Shop)
Jack Hollander (Fats)
Joe Sorbello (Bodyguard)
Christopher Avildsen (Chiptooth)
Frankie Van (Club Fight Referee)
Lou Filippo (Championship Fight Announcer)
Paris Eagle (Fighter)
Robert L. Tangrea (Streetcorner Singer)
Peter Glassberg (Streetcorner Singer)
William E. Ring (Streetcorner Singer)
Joseph C. Giambelluca (Streetcorner Singer)
Joe
Frazier (Himself)
Written by
Sylvester Stallone
Rated: 
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 Italian-American underdog Rocky Balboa (Sylvester
Stallone) gets a one-in-a-million chance at boxing glory when
the handlers for heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers)
decide to set up a sure-win title bout with a born loser. It's
all part of a Bicentennial public relations stunt, but, unfortunately
for them, Rocky trains for the fight like a man whose life depends
on the outcome -- which, in a way, it does. In the end, the "nobody"
from Philadelphia battles Creed with the heart of a true champion.
Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Actor--Sylvester
Stallone, Best (Original) Screenplay--Sylvester Stallone. Academy
Awards: 3, including Best Picture, Best Director.
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